Dispenser combined with hanging clip for inverted support

ABSTRACT

The combination of a liquid dispensing container and a hanging device for suspending the container in an inverted position from the upper interior of a conventional flush tank. The hanging device is adjustable from a storage position to a hanging position and includes means cooperating with a guide groove in the container for facilitating motion of the device between the storage position and the hanging position. The hanging device further includes a ribbed construction for increasing the strength thereof.

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[72] Inventors Paul Marcus Pearl River; James R. King, Northport, bothof N.Y.

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[21] AppLNo. 30,742 [22] Filed Apr.22, 1970 Patented Dec. 14, 1971 [73]Assignee Knomark, Inc.

Jamaica, N.Y.

ABSTRACT: The combination of a liquid dispensing con- [54] HANGING CUPtainer and a hanging device for suspending the container in an invertedposition from the upper interior of a conventional 3 Clalmumnnwlng Figsflush tank. The hanging device is adjustable from a storage position toa hanging position and includes means cooperating with a guide groove inthe container for facilitating motion of the device between the storageposition and the hanging position. The hanging device further includes aribbed construction for increasing the strength thereof.

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Heretofore, it has been extremely difficult to suspend certain types ofcontainers in flush tanks or the like so that they will be supported ina predetermined operating position and to provide sufficient strengthfor accomplishment of the supporting function.

Generally, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hangingdevice and container which can be readily suspended from a support in apredetermined position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanging device andcontainer of the above character which is economical to manufacture andof sufficient strength to provide the support without an undesirableincrease in material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination hangingdevice and container of the above character which allows for readydetachability from the flush tank, as well as convenient attachmentthereto.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide acombination hanging device and container of the above character which iscompact in its display, packaged, or storage condition.

These and other objects of the present invention are accomplished inaccordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention by ahanging clip for use in combination with a liquid dispensing container,the hanging clip including means providing slidable attachment to thebottom wall of the container so that the liquid dispensing container canbe suspended in an inverted position in a flush tank or the like.Further means are provided in the hanging clip for use in cooperationwith stop means defined by the underside surface of the container toprovide limits to the sliding action of the hanging clip relative to thecontainer in a display or storage position and a hanging position.

The above brief description as well as further objects, features andadvantages of the present invention will be more fully appreciated byreference to the following detailed description of preferred, butnonetheless illustrative embodi' ments when taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. l is a front view of a container and hanging clip in storage ordisplay position;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the container and hanging clip of FIG. 1showing the hanging clip in storage or display position and in ghostlines in hanging position;

FIG. 3 is a section view taken along the line 3-6 of FIG. 2 showing thecontainer and hanging clip and particularly the slidable attachmenttherebetween;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 2 showinganother view of the slidable attachment between the container andhanging clip and further showing the stop means for limiting the slidingaction of the hanging clip relative to the container;

FIG. 5 is a bottom isometric view of the container and hanging clip andtheir relationship with a flush tank or the like from which thecontainer is suspended;

FIG. 6 is a partial bottom isometric view of a further embodiment of thepresent invention showing particularly a different stop means forlimiting the sliding action of the hanging clip with respect to thecontainer.

Referring to thedrawings, and in particular FIGS. ll through 5, acontainer, generally designated 10, is shown as including a main bodyportion 12, a neck portion M, and a cap 16, threadably or otherwisesecured to the neck portion M of the container 10. The container furtherincludes a bottom wall 18 defining raised end surfaces 20 and acentrally disposed guide groove 24 for reception of the hanging clip,generally designated 22. The front wall 17 of the container l0 defines ahanging clip flange receiving slot 23 and the rear wall 19 defines afurther hanging clip flange receiving slot 27, the two slots 23, 27providing means by which alternate (front to rear) orientations of thehanging clip may be used for assembling the hanging clip 22 with thecontainer 10.

The bottom wall 18 further defines at its central portion a stop slot34, best seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the stop slot having a hanging positionstop wall 34a at one of its ends and a storage position stop wall 34b atthe other end of its ends (FIG. 4).

The hanging clip 22 includes a main body portion 28 definingstrength-providing ribs 32 and a flush tank engaging flange 33 dependingfrom the hanging clip main body portion 28 and generally at right anglesthereto. The flange 33 is intended for insertion to one of the hangingclip flange receiving slots 23, 27 in its storage position. The mainlbody portion 28 further defines a depending stop depression 25 forengagement with one of the stop walls 34a, 34b of the container 10. Thedepending depression 25 is intended for insertion to the slot 34,defined by the bottom wall 18 of the container, so that the hanging clip22 can be moved along the direction 41 to a hanging position from thestorage position. When the hanging clip 22 is in storage position, thestop wall 34b provides a stop means to prevent further motion of thehanging clip in a direction opposite to that designated by arrow 41 inFIG. 2. The stop wall 34a is intended to prevent further motion of thehanging clip, when it is in its hanging position, in the directiondesignated by arrow 411. The combination of the slot 34 and depression25 and the further combination of the side edges of the hanging clip 22and the guide grooves 24 provide a guide for the motion of the hangingclip 22 with respect to the bottom wall w of the container 110.

The container l0 and its hanging clip 22 are intended for suspensionfrom the inside top of a wall 44 of a flush tank or the like (FIG. 5)such that the hanging clip does not impede the proper closed position ofa flush tank cover 46. Accordingly, the hanging clip 22 is fabricated ofa tin plated material such as aluminum or the like which providessufficient strength for suspension of the container 10 in its invertedposition and yet which provides a construction of sufficiently thindimensions to avoid such interference. The flange 33 of the hanging clipis intended to extend outside of the flush tank wall 44 and yet withoutprotrusion below the skirt of the cover 36. In this way, unsightlinessof the installation is avoided.

An alternative form of the present invention is shown in FIG. 6 whereinthe hanging clip 22' is provided with a main body portion 28' definingan elongated slot 34. The slot 34- provides at one of its ends a hangingposition limiting stop wall 34a and at the other of its ends a storageposition limiting stop wall 34b. The bottom wall 18' of the container10' is shown to define raised end surfaces 20' and a motion limiting, upwardly, protruding stop element 25 extending upwardly from the bottomwall 18. The element 25' is intended for insertion to the slot 34' ofthe hanging clip 22' such that it cooperates to act both as a guide andas a stop means for limiting the motion of the hanging clip in direction41'. In the same way as described previously for the other embodiment,the bottom wall m of the container defines guide grooves 24' for guidingthe hanging clip in its motion. Also in the same way as described forthe other embodiment, flange 33 of the hanging clip is intended forarrangement over the upper part of a flush tank wall to suspend thecontainer 10 in inverted position for dispensation of its liquid orother contents.

In order to facilitate a complete understanding of the construction ofthe invention herein, a brief description of the operation thereof willnow be described. The container and the hanging clip are initially instorage or display in the relative positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.with the hanging clip flange 33 inserted to the flange receiving slot 23in the front wall 17 of the container lit). Just prior to installation,the hanging clip 22 is moved in direction 41 to its hanging position,the guide grooves 24 acting as a guide for the motion. The limit ofmotion in direction 41 is provided by the abutment of the hanging clipdepending depression 25 with stop wall 34a of slot 34 in the bottom wallof the container. The cover 46 of the flush tank is removed and theflange 33 draped over the flush tank wall 44 to suspend the container inan inverted position therefrom. The cover 46 is then replaced onto theflush tank. It may be seen that the embodiment of FIG. 6 is similarlyused and operated and that in both embodiments the stop means 25, 24 and25, 34' not only provide limits for motion of the hanging clip, but alsoprovide further guide means for the clip.

What is claimed:

1. In combination, a container of the liquid dispensing type and ahanging device, said container comprising side walls and a bottom wall,said bottom wall defining guide grooves and first stop means and saidhanging device including means cooperating with said guide grooves forfacilitating motion of said hanging device relative to said containerand second stop means for use cooperatively with said first stop meansfor limiting said motion, said hanging device further including hangingmeans having a horizontally extending main body portion and a verticalflange depending from said main body portion, said hanging meanssuspending said container with an inverted orientation, so that saidcontainer hangs with said

1. In combination, a container of the liquid dispensing type and ahanging device, said container comprising side walls and a bottom wall,said bottom wall defining guide grooves and first stop means and saidhanging device including means cooperating with said guide grooves forfacilitating motion of said hanging device relative to said containerand second stop means for use cooperatively with said first stop meansfor limiting said motion, said hanging device further including hangingmeans having a horizontally extending main body portion and a verticalflange depending from said main body portion, said hanging meanssuspending said container with an inverted orientation, so that saidcontainer hangs with said hanging device at all points lower than saidbottom wall.
 2. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said firststop means includes a slot and said second stop means includes adepending depression for engaging said slot to limit said motion in atleast one direction.
 3. The invention according to claim 1 wherein saidfirst stop means includes a stop element upwardly protruding from saidbottom wall and said second stop means includes a slot to which saidelement is inserted for slidable motion.